Hanna, Spencer latest to land in trainer’s room

OXNARD, Calif. – Second-year tight end James Hanna is the latest player to go down with an injury.

The Oklahoma alum joined the Cowboys’ long list of injured players Monday with a slight hamstring strain that will prevent him from practicing the first part of this week.
Hanna suffered the injury Sunday during the opening practice of camp. He had been working with the first team when the Cowboys used their two-tight end sets or “12 personnel.”
With Hanna sidelined, second-round draft pick Gavin Escobar will get more reps with Pro Bowler Jason Witten.

“We don’t think his injury is really, really significant and he’ll be back soon enough,” Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said of Hanna.

Defensive end Anthony Spencer also didn’t practice Monday. The team’s tackle leader last season has a bone bruise in his “tibia/fibula area” that he suffered during the conditioning test Saturday.

“It’s concerning to me. It’s bothering me right now,” he said. “I really don’t know what else to do, so I’m just taking it day by day.”

Spencer sat out some of the offseason with a hyperextended knee. “We’re pretty much playing it by ear. We’ll see how it feels tomorrow,” he said.

“I know the plays. I know what’s going on,” he said. “Just doing it and repping it is the biggest thing I’m worried about right now.”

Hanna and Spencer join an injury list that also includes defensive end Tyrone Crawford, who is out for the season after tearing his Achilles on Sunday; nose tackle Jay Ratliff (hamstring) and starting guards Nate Livings (foot) and Mackenzy Bernadeau (hamstring).